June 4, 2025executivehigher educationstudent visasimmigration policyacademic freedomhigher educationimmigrationfree speech
Trump restricts foreign student visas at Harvard
Trump announced that restrictions on foreign student visas tied to Harvard, escalating the administration's fight with the university from grants to student immigration status. The move expanded the conflict into international education and raised due-process, academic-freedom, and soft-power concerns.